ventrikel

From Latin ventriculus (“stomach, heart chamber”), possibly via cognate High German Ventrikel.

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ventrikel n or m (plural ventrikels or ventrikelen, diminutive ventrikeltje n)

1. ventricle, type of major body cavity:
   1. one of two lower chambers of the heart

      Synonym: hartkamer

   2. a compartment of the brain

      Synonyms: hersenkwab, hersenlob

• → Indonesian: ventrikel

• verkleint

Borrowed from Dutch ventrikel (“ventricle”), from Latin ventriculus (“stomach, heart chamber”). Doublet of ventrikulus.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /vɛnˈtrikəl/ [fɛn̪ˈt̪ri.kəl]
• Rhymes: -ikəl
• Syllabification: ven‧tri‧kel

ventrikel (plural ventrikel-ventrikel)

1. (anatomy) ventricle
   1. one of two lower chambers of the heart

      Synonym: bilik jantung

   2. (neuroanatomy) a compartment of the brain

• ventrikulus

• “ventrikel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.